Man killed in Broomfield auto-pedestrian accident

Posted:
12/03/2012 10:14:02 AM MST

An 80-year-old man was killed Saturday after being hit by a car on Highway 7 and Mountain View Boulevard.

Broomfield Police, North Metro Fire Rescue and Mountain View Fire Rescue responded to the accident, which happened at 4:06 p.m. Saturday. The man, from Erie, was hit in the crosswalk by a blue Dodge Durango that turned right from southbound Mountain View Boulevard. He was airlifted to a local hospital, but died from his injuries at 4:56 p.m.

Another victim, 77-year-old female from Erie, also was hit by the car. She was transported to a local hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries, according to Sgt. Heidi Walts of the Broomfield Police Department.

The driver of the Dodge Durango, a 51-year-old woman from Longmont, is not suspected of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

The westbound lanes of Highway 7 were shut down for a short time.

No charging decisions have yet been made, and the Broomfield Police Department Traffic Unit is still investigating the accident, Walts said.

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